Nutrition - 3 (External Glands)
Liver Pancreas Salivary gland Medical Entrance
Questions
Which of the following are external glands?
- Brunner's glands
- Crypts of Lieberkuhn
- Parotid salivary glands
- Gastric glands
What are the main functions of saliva?
- Lubrication and moistening
- Digestion and dissolution of soluble substances
- Emulsification and chewing
- All of the above
What is mumps?
- Infection and inflammation of paratoid gland
- Infection and inflammation of submaxillary gland
- Infection and inflammation of sublingual gland
- Inflammation of thyroid gland
Which of the following processes is/are carried out by liver?
- Glycogenesis
- Glycogenolysis
- Gluconeogenesis
- All of the above
What is the accumulation of bilirubin due to water-borne infection called?
- Liver cirrhosis
- Hepatitis B
- Jaundice
- Hepatitis C
Where are islets of Langerhans found?
- Liver
- Gall bladder
- Pancreas
- Spleen
Which of the following nutrients are digested by bile?
- Carbohydrates
- Proteins
- Fats
- Vitamins
Which pancreatic secretion converts glycogen of the liver cells into glucose?
- Insulin
- Glucagon
- Trypsinogen
- Steapsin
Which is the largest gland present in the human body?
- Salivary gland
- Brunner's gland
- Pancreas
- Liver
Which of the following enzymes is present in saliva?
- Trypsin
- Pepsin
- Ptyalin
- Insulin
What are the phagocytic cells present in liver sinusoid called?
- Microglial cells
- Kupffer cells
- Alveolar macrophages
- Langerhans cells
What is the main function of gall bladder?
- Production of bile
- Storage of bile
- Removal of toxic material
- Storage of glycogen and fat droplets
Which of the following is the layer of connective tissues that separate the lobes of liver?
- Bowman's capsule
- Glisson's capsule
- Liver sinusoid
- Joint capsule
The membrane that covers the liver is
- pericardium
- pleural membrane
- peritoneal membrane
- meninx
Which of the following glands is known as mixed gland?
- Liver
- Pancreas
- Salivary gland
- Thyroid gland